Persistent fatigue following allogenic bone marrow transplantation

This project is supported by a NEMICS service improvement grant.

Austin Health has determined that an 8-week, individualised exercise program for patients with persistent fatigue, more than 6 months following haematopoietic stem cell transplantation is feasible and effective in reducing fatigue.

Impact

The exercise program had high recruitment rates, retention, and compliance. It led to statistically significant improvements in fatigue measures, physical fitness, overall quality of life, and depression/anxiety symptoms addressing survivorship issues for this group of patients.

Contact

Dr Genevieve Douglas, genevieve.douglas2@austin.org.au